West PRD Client Group Finance Lead

Organization: Corporate Functions/Finance

Location: US negotiable

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People in the Corporate Function contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

Finance professionals prepare and interpret financial plans and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations, including internal financial controls, to mitigate risk for the company. Finance professionals may also shape and execute client deals to maximize the use of Accenture's capital and resources, manage cash and/or liaise with the investor community.

Job Description

Finance lead for West Products client group. Part of Client Group leadership team, and primary finance contact point, acting as business advisor by contributing financial insights & solutions, ensuring appropriate controls are in place, reviewing & approving deal structures, margins, contingency & solutions, and driving profit improvement plans. Collaborate with CG/MU business & finance leadership, business operations, sales & pricing & client teams to optimize profitability & manage risk across the client portfolio.
 

•     Job Family Group Summary
Prepare and interpret financial plans and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations, including internal financial controls, to mitigate risk for the company. May also shape and execute client deals to maximize the use of Accenture's capital and resources.
 

• Responsibilities
o  Financial Analysis 
•Act as primary point of contact for the CG leadership and client teams across Products West regarding finance related questions, issues, policies, and procedures •Act as a business advisor to leadership by providing data and recommendations to aid decision making with focus on revenue and profitability improvement •Provide advice to help achieve targets, alert the CG leadership and MU CFO of significant issues and work collaboratively with stakeholders to address •Play an active role as finance representative in new business meetings • Analyze results and highlight areas of concern. Track trends and key metrics with a focus on leading indicators •Work with account teams to maximize financial performance               

o   Risk & Compliance •Collaborate and advise CG and client team leadership with decisions around sales management, pricing and delivery issues •Communicate relevant client group financial issues, results, and information to CG leadership •Collaborate with the CG, MU, and client teams to maximize client profitability with a focus on continuous margin improvement •Manage client risk, sales and backlog and working capital on the portfolio •Educate client group executive teams on Accenture financial principles •Ensure compliance with US GAAP, Internal Controls and Accenture policies

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of bachelor's degree with undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance or Accounting

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Accenture's economic model and key financial levers

• Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and ACN financial application suite (e.g.SAP, MME, MMB, MMS, Digital Tools, etc.) 

Professional Skills:

• Need strong analytic and communication skills (written and oral)

  Solid executive presence and leadership skills with history of working directly with and developing relationships with Accenture Leadership

  Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

• Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian

• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

As required by Colorado law under the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for this role is $73,764 - $170,100 and information on benefits offered is here.

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